(2018-02-04, 02:30 PM)Typoz Wrote: [ -> ]It is something which I wouldn't want to post on a public forum, I may consider a private message.
Actually, I could see why in the context of the disturbing events you experienced, any prior feelings could almost reasonably be considered paranoid - before the event. Maybe my previous post was a bit too strongly worded in this case.
I would be open to hearing your experience in a private message, if you want to share.
I suppose I'm used to being called "paranoid" over legitimate reasons for being cautious over the course of my life.
Sorry if I'm not making sense. I haven't slept or eaten well for almost two weeks.
The Chilling podcast, which Mediochre advertised in a new thread, features one episode about sleep paralysis and the connection to the "night hag". Interesting episode to listen to on its own, and it features a discussion with a scholar doctor who discusses open-mindedly the research and what it says empirically.
https://www.thechillingpodcast.com/podca...-night-hag
(2023-05-14, 02:28 PM)Ninshub Wrote: [ -> ]The Chilling podcast, which Mediochre advertised in a new thread, features one episode about sleep paralysis and the connection to the "night hag". Interesting episode to listen to on its own, and it features a discussion with a scholar doctor who discusses open-mindedly the research and what it says empirically.
https://www.thechillingpodcast.com/podca...-night-hag
The scholar is David Hufford, Professor Emeritus of Humanities and Psychiatry at Penn State University College of Medicine (former chair of Medical Humanities).
He's him cited at the end of this episode:
That's one of the fascinating things about these experiences. The skeptics who consider themselves rationalists, often materialists, are willing to throw reason to the wind when they encounter things like this. And even without having an explanation, if you corner them, they just say Well, OK, I don't know what causes it but it can't be that. Well OK. Of course the vast majority of human beings throughout the history of the world say Yes there are things like that and they do cause things like this.
But if you don't want to believe it, you do have that choice, But don't say that you are rejecting it because it's irrational. You're rejecting it because it doesn't fit with your culture's belief system. That's OK.